![]() ![]() We did some further research on Native Americans, drew some pictures and made Native American headdresses. She learned some very valuable lessons from the book and of course couldn't wait to move onto the next one, which we did the very next night. It took us about 6 nights to finish and the book gets rave reviews from Gwyn. She immediately loved the book because it had Native Americans in it and she very fascinated with the Native American culture. ![]() I told her it would have to wait until the next night to which she sadly replied, "okay mom." Since Thanksgiving is coming up I was very excited to read Problems in Plymouth to her. It took us about 5 nights to finish Showdown with the Shepherd and she immediately wanted me to start Problems in Plymouth, which is book 6 in the series. We used egg cartons, popsicle sticks, tape, glue and a rubber band.Īnd of course some glitter because every catapult needs glitter, lol. Gwyn's catapult which works very well (DON'T put marbles in it). Gwyn drawing the scene from the book where the bear is chasing the Gwyn's time machine with lots of buttons! We also did some more research on catapults like why they were used, when they were used and how they worked. She decided she wanted to build a catapult. After we completed the book I asked Gwyn if she wanted to make a sling shot or catapult like the ones we read about in the book. The next day she drew two scenes from the book. But to my surprise she insisted we read a little more, so we read two more chapters. I continued reading and after the first chapter I told her we would stop and continue reading more the next night. But I explained that the books were special big kid books and that she needed to use her imagination to create pictures in her mind from the descriptions in the book. Her first reaction was,"Mom there aren't many pictures in this book!" So I was worried that she may not be ready for chapter books yet. Since she cannot read on her own yet we sat down on the sofa each night before bedtime to read a few chapters (just her and I). That night we began reading Showdown with the Shepard which is book 5 in the series. She always gets excited when a package arrives in the mail (okay so do I). When the books arrived my daughter, Gwyn age 5, was very EXCITED. ![]()
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